A Tale of Two Cultures: How You Think About Estate Planning Depends on Where You Come From
As an estate planning lawyer raised in the United States by two parents who grew up in Lebanon, I am acutely aware of stark cultural differences between those countries when it comes [...]
Booking a Venue for Your Post-Pandemic Party? Read the Boilerplate!
As pandemic restrictions ease, in-person events and social gatherings are on the rebound. It’s a dramatic contrast with last summer, when venues were closing and customers were scrambling to postpone events or [...]
Five Tax Saving Tips for 2020 Returns
If you’ve waited until the last minute to file your 2020 federal and Massachusetts income taxes, you still have a few days to get your returns in order, unless you owed estimated [...]
Is “Tele-Legal” Here to Stay?
Closed offices. Virtual courts. E-recording and e-filing. Video conferences for everything from estate planning to real estate closings. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly altered how law is practiced. As more Americans are [...]
My Workplace Is Requiring Me to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine—Is That Legal?
It’s our new greeting. After “Hello” and “How are you?” the next questions are likely to be: “Have you been vaccinated yet?” . . . “Which one did you get?”. . . [...]
Check Out Mountain Dearborn’s New Website—Fresh Look, Easy to Use
Service has been the watchword at Mountain Dearborn since our founding in Worcester in 1887. Our firm’s size enables us to form personal relationships with each and every client, to be certain [...]
Estate Planning Lesson from “Dead to Me”: Don’t Wait to Name a Guardian for Your Minor Children
Have you run out of good shows to binge watch during these long winter months in Covid Time? If you haven’t seen it yet, I highly recommend the Netflix series Dead to [...]
What You Need to Know About New Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits in Massachusetts
Beginning January 1, 2021, Massachusetts is offering new benefits to employees in the Commonwealth who need to take a leave of absence for medical or family reasons. Funded through a Massachusetts tax [...]
Buying or Selling Real Estate? Here’s How to Ease the Process During the Pandemic
Despite COVID-19, the real estate market has remained robust. With low mortgage rates and a shortage of housing inventory, more home buyers are competing for properties, to the benefit of sellers. As [...]
How to Limit Business Liability for COVID-19 Exposure
As more businesses have re-opened their doors, they have implemented a range of safety measures to protect their employees and customers from COVID-19. Providing complete protection against the virus, however, is nearly [...]
